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        "msgid": "un-us-iran-war-could-push-32-million-people-in-160-countries-into-poverty-1777481479",
        "date": "2026-04-29 22:29:26",
        "title": "UN: US-Iran War Could Push 32 Million People in 160 Countries into Poverty",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The United Nations has warned that the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran, which has driven up energy and fertiliser prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, could push 32 million people into poverty across 160 countries. A UNDP study highlights the severe impacts on vulnerable regions like sub-Saharan Africa, Bangladesh, and Cambodia, including political instability and reduced remittances from Gulf workers. To mitigate the crisis, the UNDP estimates that $6 billion in subsidies is needed to support those most affected by soaring food and energy costs.",
        "content": "<p>The United Nations (UN) has stated that the United States (US)-Israel\nwar against Iran has caused energy and fertiliser prices to surge. The\nUN predicts that this situation could lead to 32 million people falling\ninto poverty in 160 countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is reverse development,\u201d said the Head of the UN Development\nProgramme (UNDP), Alexander De Croo, as reported by AFP on Wednesday\n(29\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes decades to build stable societies, to develop local\neconomies, and it only takes a few weeks of war to destroy them,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that his organisation had conducted a study after six weeks\nof the war. The study\u2019s results indicate that 32 million people will\nfall into poverty due to the US-Israel and Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe conducted the study after six weeks of war and estimate that even\nif the conflict ends at that point, 32 million people will be pushed\ninto vulnerable conditions in 160 countries,\u201d said De Croo.<\/p>\n<p>For context, the war has indeed led to the closure of the Strait of\nHormuz, through which one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural\ngas flows during peacetime. Gulf countries are also crucial for many oil\nproducts and raw materials used to produce fertiliser.<\/p>\n<p>Supply shortages and high prices have prompted countries in Africa\nand Asia to implement various measures, including fuel rationing and\nreducing weekly working hours to cut consumption. Other countries have\nreduced fuel taxes to lessen the impact on consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The UNDP stated that the war will have a significant impact on\nsub-Saharan African countries as well as several Asian nations such as\nBangladesh and Cambodia. Developing island nations will also be severely\naffected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh energy costs and fertiliser shortages will have a very\nsignificant impact in the coming months\u201d on communities in these\ncountries, said the former Belgian Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned of \u201cpolitical instability and a decline in remittances\nfrom abroad because many people working in Gulf countries send money\nhome\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid poverty, the UNDP estimates that around $6 billion \u201cis\nneeded in the form of subsidies to support those most vulnerable to high\nfood and energy prices\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>De Croo said discussions are already underway within the IMF and\nWorld Bank. \u201cYou could say that six billion dollars is a lot \u2013 the war\ncosts nine billion dollars per week,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
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